Using MIRROR to make policies

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Date for next check:

All Wales People First uses MIRROR as a way to remember important things about being a People First organisation.

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MIRROR stands for:

Member-led

Ideas

Rights

Reflection

Organisation

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Review

Member-led

Members need to listen to advice from staff and any Board members.

Members can ask staff or Board members to write a policy.

Policies must follow the law.

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Nothing is a policy until the members agree the policy.

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This may mean:

the members committee agreeing it

a members meeting agreeing it a vote of all members at the

Annual General Meeting.

Members need to remember that if staff or volunteers disagree strongly with a policy, they can choose to leave.

Ideas

The MIRROR pack has examples of policies. But it is up to your organisation to have your own ideas about what is right for you.

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Rights

Policies should always help members to use their human rights and their legal rights.

Reflection

Do not write policies in a rush!

Take time to think about what is right for your organisation.

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Take time to ask people for advice and ideas.

Organisation

Good organisations need good policies.

The right policies help you to be a well-run organisation.

The right policies also help when you apply for grants and contracts.

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There is no point having policies unless the organisation does what the policies say.

Review

Agree how often you will check to make sure your policies are:

being used

working well

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legal

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